Gwyneth Paltrow
September 28, 1972: Born as Gwyneth Kate Paltrow to Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner in Los Angeles.
1983: Family moves to Massachusetts.
Late 1980s: Attends Crossroads High School in Santa Monica, CA for one year.
1990: Graduates from prestigious girls' school, The Spence School, in New York City.
1991: Drops out of University of California at Santa Barbara after one year and begins her quest to become an actress.
Oct. 4, 1991: Appears in her feature film debut in Shout, starring John Travolta.
Dec. 11, 1991: Appears in Steven Spielberg's Hook alongside Robin Williams.
Oct. 1, 1993: Has a small role in Malice starring Nicole Kidman and Alec Baldwin.
Nov. 5, 1993: Appears in Flesh and Bone alongside Meg Ryan, James Caan and Dennis Quaid.
Dec. 1, 1994: Has a supporting role in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, a film about writer Dorothy Parker.
March 31, 1995: Appears in Jefferson in Paris with Nick Nolte.
Sept. 22, 1995: Plays Brad Pitt's wife in Seven. The two begin a real-life romance.
1996: Calvin Klein signs her as its next model.
May 3, 1996: Appears opposite David Schwimmer in The Pallbearer.
Aug. 2, 1996: Her role as Emma Woodhouse in an adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma gets her noticed.
Feb. 28, 1997: Appears in Hard Eight directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
December 20, 1996: Becomes engaged to Brad Pitt.
June 17, 1997: Paltrow and Pitt announce their breakup.
1997: Says about her breakup with Brad Pitt: "When we split up,
something changed, permanently, in me. My heart sort of broke that day, and it will never be the same."
Jan. 1, 1998: Stars in A Perfect murder.
Jan. 30, 1998: Stars in Great Expectations opposite Ethan Hawke.
March 6, 1998: Stars in Hush opposite Jessica Lange.
April 24, 1998: Stars in the film Sliding Doors.
August 15, 1998: Gave her boyfriend Ben Affleck a $50,000 watch for
his birthday.
October 1998: Is voted "Most Stuck-up" in Movieline's 100 Most.
Dec. 1988: Plays Viola De Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love.
February 12, 1999: Hosts Saturday Night Live during which she parodies Sharon Stone who is not amused.
March 21, 1999: Wins Academy Award for Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love. The film also wins Best Picture.
Dec. 25, 1999: Appears in The Talented Mr. Ripley opposite Jude Law and Matt Damon.
Jan. 1, 2000: Appears in Duets, directed by her father, Bruce Paltrow.
Nov. 17, 2000: Appears in Bounce opposite ex-boyfriend Ben Affleck.
Nov. 9, 2001: Portrays a fat woman in Shallow Hal, opposite Jack Black.
Dec. 14, 2001: Stars alongside Gene Hackman, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, and Anjelica Huston in "The Royal Tenenbaums", directed by Wes Anderson.
July 26, 2002: Makes a cameo appearance in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Aug. 15, 2002: Stars in Possession.
October 2002: Meets Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin at one of his concerts.
March 21, 2003: Stars in the comedy View from the Top alongside Christina Applegate.
April 13, 2003: Is named an "adopted daughter" of the town of Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain, during a special ceremony.
Oct. 17, 2003: Portrays poet Sylvia Plath in Sylvia.
December 5, 2003: Paltrow marries Coldplay lead singer Chris
Martin in a secret ceremony.
Sept. 17, 2004: Appears opposite Jude Law and Angelina Jolie in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
May 14, 2004: Gives birth to first child with Chris Martin, Apple Blythe Alison Martin, after seventy hours of labor. She names her child Apple because apples are "whole, sweet and crisp."
October 2004: Rumor has it Paltrow's new London home located in the
Belsize Park area is cursed and whomever lives there has bad fortune.
May 2005: Signs deal to become Estée Lauder's new face.